By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A local landowner managed to escape an assassination attempt after his vehicle was shot twice by still unidentified gunmen in the parking lot of a shopping mall in Bacolod City yesterday afternoon. The shooting also hit a parked van owned by Negros Occidental’s Valladolid Vice Mayor Roel Yogore. Police have …
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Suspected NPA torches 2 cane trucks in Toboso
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two cane trucks suffered extensive damage after they were allegedly set on fire by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on Wednesday, December 14. Based on information released by the Toboso police station, the trucks were owned by a certain Teotimo Ballesteros, Jr. …
TLJPH now a Level 2 hospital
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Negros Occidental’s Silay City is now classified as a Level 2 hospital by the Department of Health. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson revealed yesterday morning that TLJPH is now offering additional medical services. The hospital now has an intensive care …
Driver shot dead in Sipalay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver was killed while his backrider was wounded in a shooting incident at Barangay Mambaroto’s Sitio Camp Valdez in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City on Wednesday afternoon, December 14. Police identified the fatality as 40-year-old Jomel Espora, while the wounded was 23-year-old Rogie Fajardo, both residents of the …
Ginebra survives Magnolia in PBA semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings survived a gritty stand by the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots for an 87-84 win in Game 1 of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Wednesday, December 14. Jamie Malonzo tallied double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while …
Ateneo forces UAAP finals do-or-die with Game 2 win
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles kept its UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball title hopes alive after a 65-55 win over University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons in Game 2 of the Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night, December 14. Angelo Kouame led the way with …
As a precautionary measure vs. bird flu: Migratory birds are being monitored too
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga As part of precautionary measures against avian influenza or bird flu, the Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) is monitoring migratory birds in the southern part of the province. The province’s southern city of Sipalay is currently being regarded as a flyway for birds that are currently migrating from cold …
Negros solons also mull talks over NIR
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Lawmakers from the two provinces on Negros Island are also planning to talk with Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo about his somewhat dissenting stance over the revival of the Negros Island Region (NIR). The NIR bill was approved by the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the House of Representatives …
SSS runs after contribution evaders in La Castellana
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Social Security System (SSS) in Negros Occidental conducted another round of operations going after contribution evaders in the province’s La Castellana town last Monday, December 12. In a statement released by SSS Visayas West 1 Division Head Lilani Benedian yesterday, the employers of three sugarcane plantations, a restaurant, a …
3 bros nabbed in drug buy-bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three brothers were arrested following a buy-bust operation at Barangay Guinhalaran’s Buenavista Phase 2 in Negros Occidental’s Silay City on Tuesday afternoon, December 13. Police identified the Catanghal brothers — 56-year-old Angelito, 41-year-old Jerry, and 58-year-old Edsel — all residents of the said place, after they sold sachets of suspected …